Congrats, Amanda and Travis!

That’s the short version of Ame and Sean’s wedding day at Fair Hills Resort on Pelican Lake. The longer version starts with great weather for portraits with Ame, Sean and their kids all around the resort. The torrential rain portion of our day was just prior to the ceremony but the weather cleared in time for a great celebration under the tent.

Between the funky weather and the great location there are way more photos here than usual … enjoy!

The first challenge to everyone’s day was navigating around streets blocked off for the Fargo Marathon and luckily our first locations weren’t too difficult reach. Sara and the ladies got into their fabulous dresses at the couple’s house which was right on the marathon route. How often do you get your own parade and cheering crowds on your wedding day?

The wind really blew during the ceremony at the Fargo Country Club but the tent’s walls kept everything from blowing away. The Country Club was fabulous, the toasts were great, Tables 7 and 8 were rowdy and The Front Fenders had the joint jumping all night.

…but I’ll let the photos tell the rest of the story.

Sara definitely added a little glamour Mick’s Office.

Rick’s grandpa keeping the tent from blowing away.

Jerry Lee Lewis has nothing on Rick’s dad.

The intimate wedding was held on Sky Prairie (the rooftop of the Hotel Donaldson) with a reception at the HoDo Restaurant in downtown Fargo.

Anybody who has been married in Cass County (North Dakota) knows you get this fine gift of beef coupons and recipes from the District 7 Cattlewomen.

Oh, and did I mention there were Zombies?

For the past five years we’ve offered our wedding services in five packages… you started out with the basics and if you wanted more time you got more products too. But we decided a more customized approach would serve you better. It’s simple: You choose how long you want us there and then pick one of four product bundles. The world is getting increasingly tech savvy  and we’ve noticed a demand for digital files.  Starting now, all our wedding packages include all of the edited, high resolution digital images, giving you more freedom to do what you will with them. Likewise, we’ve made digital images available for our portrait and graduate clients as well.

We’re still offering all of the same great products we did before… high quality prints, canvas wraps, albums and more. But now you get to choose exactly what you want and  what you don’t. It’s a simpler way to make your budget meet your dreams.

You can now find wedding and all our pricing right on our redesigned web site. We’ve made it more fun to view, easier to navigate and added more information to help answer any of your questions.

Are you one of the growing number of people with a smart phone or Internet-capable device like an iPod Touch? The new site detects when you’re using a mobile browser and automatically reformats the entire site for better viewing on a smaller screen – we love technology! Don’t have a device that supports Flash? (*ahem* iPhone *ahem*) You can still view all the photos on our site in non-Flash versions so you won’t miss a thing.

We hope these and more upcoming changes improve your experience with Milestones Photography and keep you coming back again and again.

And now a new picture of Dave and Britta by the very talented Shawna Widdel of Shawna Noel Photography. We have to give credit to her super-duper side kick Kory Wallen too. He’s the best reflector holder this side of the Red River.

The beautiful couple was married in early March all the way up in Langdon, North Dakota (an hour or so north of Grand Forks) with a reception in tiny Olsnabrock. Though the knew each other in high school, Mikaela and Olnick didn’t start dating until a few years later. According to Mikaela’s dad, it was a long time coming and we are sure happy they finally decided they were meant to be!

Britta and I spent the day in Jamestown taking in the fun and making photos of the excitement and here’s just a few to share with you.

We are so excited to announce that Milestones Photography is a founding member of Best of Wedding Photography – an invitation-only association of the world’s top wedding photographers. Only 350 photographers in the entire world were invited to be a part of this and we’re extremely honored to be keeping company with such high caliber photographers.

Visit the site and check out the blog to see some of the finest photographers and most artistic wedding images you’ll ever see.

Penny and I had a great time documenting their wedding at First Lutheran Church in downtown Fargo. The reception was held at the (gorgeous) Fargo Country Club.

Drew (and his family) own Corwin Automotive Group in Fargo… so, of course, autos were represented.